Organic Dusts Exposure, Effects, and Prevention [Hardcover]

Organic dusts are particles of vegetable, animal, and microbial origin and are found in a wide range of occupational and general environments. This comprehensive handbook discusses organic dusts and their effects on man. Organic Dusts describes the different environments in which organic dusts are present; it also explains the major components of dusts and which diseases they can induce after inhalation. The first book to completely cover this important environmental exposure, this valuable reference presents a systematic approach to disease pathology and offers revised terminology for diagnosis based on the latest information on cell reactions and the functioning of the immune system.Introduction. Characteristics: Risk Environments. Microorganisms in Organic Dusts. Specific Biogenic Agents: Proteins. Tannins. Endotoxins. Proteases. (1?3)-b-D-Glucans. Mycotoxins. Disease Mechanisms: Cell Reactions. Allergic Reactions. The Clinical Panorama. Exposure Assessment. Diseases: Mortality and Morbidity. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Occupational Asthma. Special Environments: Cotton Dust. Grain Dust. Swine Confinement Buildings. Wood Processing. Office and Domestic Environments. Waste Handling. Prevention: Strategies for Worker Protection. Agricultural Preventive Occupational Health Care Systems. The Future. Index.Organic dusts are particles of vegetable, animal, and microbial origin and are found in a wide range of occupational and general environmentsRagnar Rylander, Robert R. JacobsUS? 1994 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC